Computer & Information Sciences at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 127 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

GVSU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

GVSU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at GVSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	56
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	61

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from GVSU. This makes it the #310 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from GVSU in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	97
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GVSU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 96% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from GVSU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	125
Information Science	36
Information Technology	1

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Computer User Support Specialists	19,090	$50,640
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.